30,417 requests under the Freedom of Information Act were made to public bodies in 2016. This was the highest number of FOI requests ever recorded. The number of applications made to the Information Commissioner to review FOI decisions rose by 32% in the same year.
Read MoreThe Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2015 today, Wednesday 18 May 2016. This is the eighteenth report since the Office was founded in 1998 and the Commissioner's third since taking up Office.
Read MoreThe Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2014 today, Friday 8 May 2015. This is the seventeenth report since the Office was founded in 1998. The Commissioner is reporting on his first complete year in Office.
Read MoreOmbudsman and Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall has today welcomed the recommendations of an Oireachtas Committee contained in a report on the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers.
Read MoreInformation Commissioner Peter Tyndall has today welcomed the passing of the Freedom of Information Bill.
Read MoreInformation Commissioner, Peter Tyndall, has welcomed the Government's proposal to abolish the €15 application fee for making FOI requests.
Read MoreWith effect from Tuesday 3 June 2014, the Office (the OIC) is introducing a number of changes to its review processes, some of which will affect the manner in which it engages with public bodies during reviews.
Read MoreNew Information Commissioner forecasts increase in FOI appeals when An Garda Síochána, NAMA and others come under FOI Act
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